- SLEEPING BLUEBILL PAIRThe Ward Brothers
Lemuel
T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1972
13 in. long
An exceedingly rare life-size pair of bluebill carvings in sleeping postures. The bottom of the carvings...
[more like this] - ANDREW CLEMENS LABELED SAND ART BOTTLE,
FLAG DESIGNAndrew Clemens (American, 1857-1894) patriotic sand art bottle with the original label. Apothecary style glass bottle with round flat-top stopper and a cylindrical...
[more like this] - CONGRESS OF FREAKS WITH RINGLING BROTHERS
AND BARNUM & ...Kelty, Edward (American, 1888 Ð 1967). Congress of Freaks with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. New York: Century, 1929. Documenting...
[more like this] - SELLS BROTHERS' & PAWNEE BILL CIRCUS
AND WILD WEST.Sells Brothers' & Pawnee Bill Circus and Wild West. Cincinnati: Russell and Morgan Printing Co., ca. 1887. Broadside for Sells Brothers' Three Ring Circus and...
[more like this] - COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS. FAMOUS NELSON
FAMILY. MIRACLES OF...Cole Brothers Circus. Famous Nelson Family. Miracles of Action and Infallible Calculations. Erie: Erie Litho, ca. 1940s. One sheet (41 x 27"). Creased,...
[more like this] - SIX ILLUSTRATIONS OF FAMOUS PERSONS
AND EVENTSWinkler, A. H. (American, twentieth century) Six Illustrations of Famous Persons and Events. 1930s. Monochrome watercolors on board illustrations for historical...
[more like this] - HARDEEN (THEODORE WEISS). HARDEEN BROTHER
OF HOUDINI.Philadelphia: Triangle Poster Printing, ca. 1930. Three-color silkscreen poster advertises Hardeen’s presentation of many of his famous brother’s escapes, including...
[more like this] - HARDEEN (THEODORE WEISS). HARDEEN.[New
York], ca. 1925. Letterpress poster advertising Hardeen, The Handcuff King, at the top of a vaudeville show. Other acts include soubrette-turned movie star Trixie Friganza...
[more like this] - HARRY BLACKSTONE AND PETER BOUTON SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,
Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone and Peter Bouton Scrapbook. Thick photo album owned and kept by Harry Blackstone, and chronicling his earliest exploits as a magician...
[more like this] - PAIR OF POLLY BUSHONG FOLK ART OILS
ON PANEL "WHALE WAT...Pair of Polly Bushong (American 1910-1990) Folk Art Oils on Panel "Whale Watching" and "Hot Air Balloon Race" , each signed Polly Bushong, Fecit, in...
[more like this] - CHINESE RUBBING OF XUE TAO EX. MALCOLM
LEINChinese stone rubbing mounted to scroll. Possibly a portrait of Xue Tao (Hsueh Tao), a female scholar.
Provenance: From the collection of Malcolm E. Lein, former director...
[more like this] - OGLALA SIOUX CRAZY HORSE OWNED COLT
1860 ARMYThe lot features a truly phenomenal, iconic and important Colt Model 1860 Army 44 caliber percussion revolver owned and marked in Togia language by Crazy Horse an...
[more like this] - ARTHUR PARTON (AMERICAN, 1842-1914),
"SUNSET ON THE HUDSON" Oil on canvas. Signed and dated Arthur Parton '74 (lower right). Catalogue Note: Arthur Parton was a successful artist from Hudson, New York who began...
[more like this] - TADE STYKA (1889-1954) O/C PORTRAIT
OF WANDA STYKATade (Thadeus) Styka (1889-1954)Portrait of Wanda Styka with Sons Andrzej and Juliusz (1928)The oil on canvas portrait portrays the artist's sister-in-law and...
[more like this] - BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA Hand-colored lithograph after John William Hill, published by Smith & Brothers of New York and Boston in 1851 as part of their series depicting famous American cities,...
[more like this] - RACHEL V. HARTLEY, NEW YORK (1884-1955),
UNTITLED, 1932, OIL ON BOARD, 19 1/2"H X 23 1/4"W (SIGHT), 28"H X 31"W (FRAME).Rachel V. Hartley, New York, (1884-1955) untitled, 1932, oil on board Signed and dated lower...
[more like this] - AFTER TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI PAINTING ON
WALL SCREENAFTER TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (JAPANESE, 1839-1892) painting on four-panel paper wall screen, 'Fujiwara Yasumasa plays the flute by moonlight, 35.5 x 53.5 inches. The...
[more like this] - AFTER UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III),
JAPANESE 1786-1865, NAKAMURAZA NAIGAI NO ZU (INSIDE THE THEATER TROUPE - NAKAMURA-ZA), PHOTOREPRODUCTION: FRAMED AS A PAIR OF TRIPTYCHES, EACH PANEL (SIGHT): 14 3/4 X 10 IN....
[more like this] - ELNATHAN TABER TALL CASE CLOCK. EARLY
19THcentury. Elnathan Taber Grandfather clock. (1768-1854) Apprenticed under Simon Willard. Roxbury, MA. Circa 1790-1810. Inlaid mahogany case. Brass finials, later eagle...
[more like this] - LLOYD H. THOMAS (MAINE, 1910-1990),
"RED JACKET" DIORAMA., BAS-RELIEF WOODEN SAILS AND HULL AND OIL ON PANEL, 18" X 24". FRAMED 19.5" X 25.75".LLOYD H. THOMAS, Maine, 1910-1990, "Red Jacket" diorama. Depicts...
[more like this] - HIROHATA MERCURY LEAD SLED DESK PEWTER
SCULPTURE, SF ARTIST LAWRENCE BRUAN, THIS IS THE FAMOUS BARRIS BROTHERS CUSTOM THAT RECENTLY SOLD FOR $2 MILLION, BASE IS 9 X 4 INCHES,Hirohata Mercury lead sled desk pewter...
[more like this] - EDITH LONGSTRETH WOOD, AMERICAN (1885-1967),
NON-OBJECTIVE, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 14"H X 10"W (SHEET), 26 1/2"H X 21 1/2"W (FRAME)Edith Longstreth Wood, American, (1885-1967) Non-Objective, watercolor on paper signed...
[more like this] - RAFAEL FERRER, PUERTO RICO (1933), HALLWALLS,
1977, BLOCK PRINT ON PAPER BAG, 17"H X 11 7/8"WRafael Ferrer, Puerto Rico, (1933) Hallwalls, 1977, block print on paper bag Biography from the Archives of askART: Following...
[more like this] - HOPI NATIVE AMERICAN DEE SETALLA (B.
1963) POLYCHROME POTTERY JAR. 5"H X 9 1/2"DIAM.Hopi Native American Dee Setalla (b. 1963) polychrome pottery jar., signed under base. Dee J. Setalla is a member of the Hopi-Tewa...
[more like this] - NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI STETSON SETALLA
POLYCHROME POTTERY BOWL WITH INTERIOR AVIAN FIGURE 2 3/4"H X 9 3/8"DIAM.Native American Hopi Stetson Setalla polychrome pottery bowl with interior avian figure, Fine polychrome...
[more like this] - NATIVE AMERICAN MARIA AND SANTANA SAN
ILDEFONSO HEAVILY BURNISHED BLACKWARE POTTERY BOWL 1"H X 4 7/8"DIAMNative American Maria and Santana San Ildefonso heavily burnished blackware pottery bowl, signed under...
[more like this] - Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THE
EVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
[more like this] - A VICTORIAN SOUP TUREEN, LINER AND COVER
The Barnards, London 1845, of baluster bombe form, applied cast acanthus, floral and C-scroll decoration throughout, with a centrally applied marital Armorials of Campbell...
[more like this] - THE MILDMAY SERVICE – A PAIR OF GEORGE
I BRITANNIA STANDARD DINNER PLATES Paul de Lamerie, London 1725, each of circular outline with a moulded border, engraved with armorial and crest to border, the reverse engraved...
[more like this] - LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), THREE
PREPARATORY PROOFS WITH DRAWN ADDITIONS FOR WRIGHT BROTHERS' MEMORIAL, KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA Etchings with graphite and white heightening, each a proof for Orr's series...
[more like this] - A PAIR POTTHAST DOCTOR CRIM CHIPPENDALE
ARM CHAIRS First quarter, 20th century; Potthast Brother's most famous furniture design, elaborately carved Chippendale style slip seat mahogany arm chairs, 40 in. H., 26...
[more like this] - (CARTOONISTS) A group of seven books
signed by famous cartoonists including Jim Davis (Garfield) Bill Keane (Family Circus) Ted Rall (My War With Bryan) Cathy Guisewite (Cathy) Lynn Johnson (For Better or For...
[more like this] - An Italian Carrara Marble Figural Jardinière
late 19th c. signed at right rear on the lower edge of the marble "Prof. A. Petrilli[ ]" Firenze / Made in Italy on a verde antico base height 31 1/2 in. width 42 1/2 in....
[more like this] - Taiso Yoshitoshi (Japanese 1839-1892)
"The Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night (Shikason Tsukiyo)". Woodblock print in colors with gauffrage from "100 Aspects of the Moon" trimmed and conjoined with text...
[more like this] - An Art Deco Bronze & Etched Glass Light
Fixture From The Cleveland Terminal Tower Greenbrier Suite Etched glass panels in bronze frame ceiling mount fixture. From the famous private suites of the Van Sweringen brothers....
[more like this] - Harriet Manigault archive, miniatures:
(Harriet Manigault Wilcocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1793-1835), The Manigault name is among the most prominent in South Carolina and specifically Charleston history,...
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